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Graduate Understanding Surface Tension and the Role of Force in U-Shape Wire Frames
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Undergrad What happens when 2 shock waves collide?
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Graduate Modeling Meteorite Re-Entry Speeds: A Study of Drag and Impact on Earth
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Graduate Hydraulic Energy: Understand w=0 & w>0
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High School How do angles of waterwheel affect angular velocity
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Undergrad Force vs Time Graph: Impulse & Momentum
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High School Need Help Understanding Mechanical Advantage of Chain Mechanism
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Graduate Why is the buoyant force equation different in accelerating vessels?
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Graduate Gravitational torque on a ring mass
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Graduate Accelerating a mass at very high acceleration @very low time
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High School How fast is Wolverine moving during his jump at the very end
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Undergrad What Textbook Covers Hooke's Law in Tensor Form and Shear Stress?
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Undergrad Storing energy in a compression spring
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High School Hourglass Weight: How Sand Weight Changes
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Graduate “Why does gyroscope levitate?” stumps 3 physics profs
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Graduate Is there a critical pressure for melting ice?
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Graduate Projectile angle that considers canon length
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Undergrad Testing Drag Force on a Sphere
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Undergrad Understanding Velocity Vector Components in a Gas Molecule Bouncing Back?
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Undergrad How do you do projectile calculations, but with drag force?
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Graduate Absorption of energy in a seismic pulse
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Graduate Kinetic energy and direction of rotation
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Graduate Pendulum Equilibrium: Can It Pass Balance Point Twice?
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High School Flywheel -- Why does it reverse direction after spinning to a stop?
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Undergrad Why Does the Hydrogen Spectrum Lack X-ray Frequencies?
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Undergrad Value of acceleration due to gravity
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High School Is this known as the center of mass, or something else?
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Undergrad Force in Deep Space: Unveiling the Mystery
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Graduate Reason for separate concepts of gravitational vs inertial mass
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Graduate How to compute the divergence of retarded scalar potential
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Undergrad Wind past a flat roof, without hitting the sidewall
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Undergrad Freefall of an object in Space (towards earth)
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Undergrad Drag force on a sphere moving through a fluid
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Undergrad Termodynamics: saturation pressure vs total air pressure
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Undergrad Calculate the Muzzle Velocity of a Projectile Fired on the Moon
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Undergrad Rolling ball in a enclosed cone problem
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Undergrad Velocity issues -- experimental data from an accelerometer and a gyroscope
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Undergrad Difference between centripetal and linear acceleration?
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High School How does the train scene in The Wolverine break physics?
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Graduate Continuity of velocity at the interface
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Undergrad Understanding Torque in Gyroscopes: A Question of Reference Frames
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Undergrad What Thermodynamic Process Occurs When Heating a Helium-Filled Balloon?
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Undergrad Radial acceleration in a pendulum
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Undergrad Is the Amplitude of Sound Waves Constant with Distance?
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Undergrad Separating out centripetal and gravitational acceleration
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High School Angular Frequency vs. Angular Velocity
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Graduate Angular acceleration of a rotating point mass
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Graduate Translational and Rotational energy in rigid bodies
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Undergrad Bungee Jumping Physics: Minimum Height Needed
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Undergrad Understanding Stress-Strain Curves and Force-Extension
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Graduate Does anyone know this equation? (fluid dynamics, Stokes law)
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Undergrad What Are the Complexities of Buoyancy and Common Misconceptions?
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Undergrad Direction of static friction in rolling motion?
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Undergrad Pendulum with a bob that changes its center of mass
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Graduate How can I resolve issues in my chaotic billiards simulation using Python?
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Undergrad Torque question -- why defined as r×f and not f×r?
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High School The cause of aerospace rotation
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Graduate Conceptual question about force/torque on a rigid object
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Undergrad Have you ever wondered about the connection between airbag physics and Calculus?
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High School Equations of Motion: When to Use & Point Object Necessity
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Graduate Hydrostatic pressure distribution for an ideal gas
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Undergrad Calculating Torque for Rotating Disk: Specs, Friction, and Weight Considerations
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High School Can Gas Pressure Exceed Out Pressure?
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High School How to find the amplitude of a pendulum
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Cannon Ball in Space: What Happens & How Much Does It Hurt?
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High School The Secrets of Achieving Greater Swing Height in a Playground
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Undergrad Making ancient time water wheel to lift water
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Undergrad What muscles affect the velocity of a thrown object and how can they be trained?
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High School Power: Does Mass Make a Difference?
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Undergrad Friction & Rolling Motion: Effects Explored
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Undergrad How to calculate turning radius of a car w.r.t speed?
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High School How Far Up Do You Need to Go to Escape Earth's Gravity?
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High School Maximum Weight Capacity of Multiple Strings for Hanging Objects?
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Graduate Can Mathematical Manipulations Validate the Work-Energy Theorem?
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Undergrad Why Don't Equal Forces in Newton's Third Law Always Feel the Same?
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Undergrad Wind pressure force for complex profiles ?
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Graduate Gyroscope Precession: Understanding Angular Momentum & Energy
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Undergrad How to calculate the angle at which a cylinder topples?
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High School Can Physics Explain the Thrilling Feat of Tightrope Walking?
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Original letter in which Newton said "Shoulders of a giant"
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Graduate Why is energy quadratic in velocity?
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Undergrad Rotationnal velocity and acceleration
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High School Simple Pendulum Project: Amplitude's Effect on Period | Math Help Included
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Undergrad What is the Role of Reactive Power and Reactance in Complex Power?
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Undergrad A question about a visual effect on a rotating prism
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Graduate Difference between a spinning sphere and rolling one
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Graduate Predicting Post-Impact Motion of 2D Object
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Graduate Rotational Velocity: Force, Torque, & Axis Motion
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Undergrad Inertia of Two Tennis Balls in a Vacuum
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High School Is Net Work Zero If Force is Applied in Opposite Directions?
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High School A force of attraction between any two objects with mass?
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High School What elements of physics are involved in cup stacking?
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High School Why two men can't lift a 2 ton car but can push same car
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Undergrad Escape Velocity and Gravitational Force
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Undergrad Effect of friction on the tension in a pulley
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Undergrad What is Saturn's Escape Velocity and How Do I Calculate It?
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Undergrad Surface Tension vs. Capillary Force
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High School Droplet of ballpoint ink in water (why)
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Undergrad Solving Friction & Scaling Problem: Advice for Dave
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